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Comments on MetaFilter post With one (million) headlight(s)Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:08:49 -0800Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:08:49 -0800en-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss60With one (million) headlight(s)http://www.metafilter.com/112860/With-one-million-headlights
<a href="http://www.nowness.com/day/2012/2/16/1893/jacob-sutton-s-l-e-d-surfer">L.E.D. Surfer</a> </br>William Hughes snowboards through darkness in a suit made with thousands of L.E.D. lights in a short film by Jacob Sutton.post:www.metafilter.com,2012:site.112860Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:05:07 -0800clearlysnowboardingLEDsLEDsuitcontrastBy: meinvthttp://www.metafilter.com/112860/With-one-million-headlights#4191065
Beautiful. Makes me wish this winter had actually included snow.comment:www.metafilter.com,2012:site.112860-4191065Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:08:49 -0800meinvtBy: d1rgehttp://www.metafilter.com/112860/With-one-million-headlights#4191067
I could have used another hour of that. Awesome.comment:www.metafilter.com,2012:site.112860-4191067Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:11:41 -0800d1rgeBy: CynicalKnighthttp://www.metafilter.com/112860/With-one-million-headlights#4191072
I think their server just hit a tree.comment:www.metafilter.com,2012:site.112860-4191072Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:14:40 -0800CynicalKnightBy: Uppity Pigeon #2http://www.metafilter.com/112860/With-one-million-headlights#4191096
...Is the title a The Wallflowers reference.
(Also, this is great)comment:www.metafilter.com,2012:site.112860-4191096Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:26:11 -0800Uppity Pigeon #2By: Strange Interludehttp://www.metafilter.com/112860/With-one-million-headlights#4191099
Beautiful. The LEDs make the snowboarder pop off of the dark background like an early video game character, but the way he interacts with the snow and landscape can't be replicated (at least not perfectly) by CGI.comment:www.metafilter.com,2012:site.112860-4191099Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:29:05 -0800Strange InterludeBy: clearlyhttp://www.metafilter.com/112860/With-one-million-headlights#4191100
<em>...Is the title a The Wallflowers reference.</em>
Yea, I'm not sure why that lyric popped into my head.comment:www.metafilter.com,2012:site.112860-4191100Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:29:50 -0800clearlyBy: mittenshttp://www.metafilter.com/112860/With-one-million-headlights#4191101
Since the lights don't cast very far...how does he see where he is going? (But how soothing to watch!)comment:www.metafilter.com,2012:site.112860-4191101Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:30:07 -0800mittensBy: clearlyhttp://www.metafilter.com/112860/With-one-million-headlights#4191113
<em>I think their server just hit a tree.</em>
<a href="http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.nowness.com%2Fday%2F2012%2F2%2F16%2F1893%2Fjacob-sutton-s-l-e-d-surfer&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a">Google cache link</a>comment:www.metafilter.com,2012:site.112860-4191113Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:39:56 -0800clearlyBy: Dean358http://www.metafilter.com/112860/With-one-million-headlights#4191226
Wow. Thanks for posting this!comment:www.metafilter.com,2012:site.112860-4191226Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:22:29 -0800Dean358By: gottabefunkyhttp://www.metafilter.com/112860/With-one-million-headlights#4191330
Hell, that's what it feels like to snowboard in deep powder, glowy suit or not. One of life's top ten, easily.
Still, cool.comment:www.metafilter.com,2012:site.112860-4191330Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:55:14 -0800gottabefunkyBy: LoudMusichttp://www.metafilter.com/112860/With-one-million-headlights#4191345
Totally ripped off <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nOVYKMblGM">Little Monsters</a>.comment:www.metafilter.com,2012:site.112860-4191345Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:00:14 -0800LoudMusicBy: Mike Dhttp://www.metafilter.com/112860/With-one-million-headlights#4191398
Meanwhile, somewhere in Spain, a matador has just hurled his Suit of Lights into the corner of his dressing room while muttering whatever the Spanish is for <em>"Oh f&amp;$k it!!!"</em>comment:www.metafilter.com,2012:site.112860-4191398Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:26:04 -0800Mike DBy: Drexenhttp://www.metafilter.com/112860/With-one-million-headlights#4191402
<i>Since the lights don't cast very far...how does he see where he is going?</i>
A photographer could probably answer this better, but isn't this similar to seeing black/reflection when you look out of a brightly lit room into a dark one? In other words, in the video, we only see the suit and the light cast immediately around him because the surroundings are very dark in comparison. But from the rider's perspective, the relatively dim light being cast on the snow out ahead is still going to be visible enough to guide him. It's possible to ski/board at night with a torch (if you're good), and presumably the suit's going to cast more light ahead than a torch.comment:www.metafilter.com,2012:site.112860-4191402Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:28:38 -0800DrexenBy: ormehttp://www.metafilter.com/112860/With-one-million-headlights#4191644
I'd like to purchase one of these suits for biking around town please.comment:www.metafilter.com,2012:site.112860-4191644Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:57:52 -0800ormeBy: clearlyhttp://www.metafilter.com/112860/With-one-million-headlights#4191677
<em>I'd like to purchase one of these suits for biking around town please.</em>
You might have to settle for <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/revolights/revolights-join-the-revolution">revolights</a>.comment:www.metafilter.com,2012:site.112860-4191677Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:22:25 -0800clearlyBy: dibbldahttp://www.metafilter.com/112860/With-one-million-headlights#4191818
<small>imagines drexen skiiing down the mountain with a torch in one hand and a pitchfork in the other</small>comment:www.metafilter.com,2012:site.112860-4191818Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:10:46 -0800dibbldaBy: Pecinpahhttp://www.metafilter.com/112860/With-one-million-headlights#4191822
Needs more rodeo flips.comment:www.metafilter.com,2012:site.112860-4191822Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:11:26 -0800PecinpahBy: HighTechUnderpantshttp://www.metafilter.com/112860/With-one-million-headlights#4192107
Gorgeous! Thanks for posting.comment:www.metafilter.com,2012:site.112860-4192107Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:39:20 -0800HighTechUnderpants